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In a statement issued hours after Iran launched drone and missile strikes against Israel, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that Indian embassies in the region are in contact with Indian communities living there.
Indian officials had already been in touch with the Iranian government about the safety of 17 Indians on board an Israel-linked ship MSC Aries, which was seized by Iranian forces
Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv issued an advisory, asking all Indians in the country to follow safety protocols, in light of the new tensions and the fears of more retaliatory strikes between Israel and Iran
Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel.
Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline
It is the economic and technological center of the country.
If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Tel Aviv's White City, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, comprises the world's largest concentration of International Style buildings, including Bauhaus and other related modernist architectural styles
Negev desert
The Negev or Negeb is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel.
The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba in the north.
At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort city and port of Eilat.
It forms an inverted triangle shape whose western side is contiguous with the desert of the Sinai Peninsula, and whose eastern border is the Arava / Arabah valley (south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the border between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east)
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